Main usages of the Chest button

When Pepper is off

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Press once Turn on Turning Pepper on
Press and hold for 4 seconds Update the firmware Upgrading my robot

When Pepper is on

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Press once

Get IP address,

and Read notifications

The robot says its name and IP address.

Tips:

  • If the status LEDs are blinking, Pepper also reads the pending . Event and state notifications

  • IP address is hard to understand?

    On the third request, Pepper will slow down and spell digit by digit the address.

Press again Skip a message While the robot is saying its IP address or a notification message, pressing again interrupts the current message and jumps to the next one if any.
Press twice

Set off and on

Stiffness and Life

  • If on: the robot sight, goes to a resting posture and turns the Stiffness off.
  • If off: the robot pushes a happy grunt, goes to a standing posture and turns the Stiffness on.
Press and hold for 3 seconds. Shut down

Caution: for this action, make sure the robot is in a safe position, or he may fall.

For more details, see: Understanding the shut down process.

- Advanced usages - Emergency process
Press and hold for 8 seconds Request a Forced switch off

Caution: for this action, make sure the robot is in a safe position, or he may fall.

  • the Chest Button becomes Green,
  • The robot says “GNUK GNUK”,
  • The tactile-head and ear LEDs fade quickly.

Forced switch off is not recommended in normal use.